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HEALTHY BITE | Sleep Update

This week, we spoke to Dr Harry Ball. Harry is a dentist who has a clinic in Melbourne called SleepWise, which exclusively focuses on sleep-disordered breathing conditions. He has been in the dental world lecturing and training dentists, physicians, and other health professionals about the relationship between the jaw and the growth of the lower half of the face, the effects that has on conditions like sleep apnoea, the importance of dental profession plays in all of that, and more.

Join me in this Healthy Bite as we deep dive into these topics.

Dr Harry Ball: SleepWise – Snoring, Sleep Apnea & Sleep Problems

What exactly does a good night’s sleep entail? How significant is it? Well, to know more about it then tune in to this episode. Today, we will be exploring the topic of sleep with Dr Harry Ball.

Dr Ball is the immediate past chairperson of the dental sleep medicine council of the Australasian Sleep Association. He has restricted his practice to dental sleep medicine. He is one of the most experienced practitioners in the world, establishing Sleepwise Clinic which has treated over 14,000 patients with oral appliance therapy.

Dr Ball has organised and presented training programs for dentists throughout Australia and New Zealand as well as in the United Kingdom, Holland, Belgium, Singapore, and Malaysia. He has presented on sleep to GPs, sleep physicians, and on behalf of the Australian Dental Association, the Australian Orthodontic society, and Dental Health Services of Victoria.

Join me as we talk about snoring, sleep apnoea, insomnia, and so much more.

Dr Steven Park: Sleep Interrupted

Have you ever had trouble getting a good night’s sleep? Do you often wake up feeling tired? Well, that’s precisely what we’re going to tackle in this episode.
 
Our guest today is Dr Steven Park and we will be exploring the subject of sleep. Steven is a published author of the book which I have read over 10 years ago, Sleep Interrupted. He is also a speaker, blogger, and former surgeon who helps people who are always sick or tired to once again reclaim their health and energy. 
 
His passion is to identify and empower people to overcome sleep-related breathing problems, which most people don’t realize is the real reason for many of their common medical ailments.

Breathing & Loop Gain: Insights on Sleep Apnea

Have you ever heard of the term “loop gain?” How about “eupnea?” Well, here are just some of the interesting topics we will discuss today. There’s so much to learn about breathing. This week we welcomed a returning guest, Patrick McKeown. He is a wealth of information. His book, The Breathing Cure, is definitely a must-read as well. Join me as we review some of the wonderful things we talked about during our conversation.

Patrick McKeown: The Breathing Cure

Patrick McKeown is the Founder and Director of the Training and Education Institute, the Buteyko Clinic International. Throughout his childhood and into his twenties, he suffered from severe asthma, breathing problems, poor concentration and disturbed sleep but Buteyko Breathing Technique changed this.

HEALTHY BITE | Sleep and 4 Key Questions

“If you ask your patients the right questions, then often they’ll not only tell you what’s wrong with them, but they’ll sometimes even tell you how to fix it. If you’re listening carefully enough.”

I had a mentor 30 years ago, Dr Janet Travell, who said this to me and I still remember and value it to this very day.

This week I had the absolute pleasure of talking with a sleep physician, Dr Dave McCarty. Today we are further highlighting the topic of sleep which is a big and important topic and is always worth revisiting. Join me as we speak about the 4 key questions to ask your patients, sleep-disordered breathing conditions, micropore tape, and many more.

Dr Dave McCarty: Empowered Sleep Apnoea

Dr Dave McCarty attended medical school at Duke University and completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine in Boston at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dave began his career practising primary health care, but after a handful of years in practise, he followed in his own words, “My own white rabbit into a whole new world called sleep medicine”. Enjoy!

Chronic Pain Relief: Tension, Digest & Tinnitus

This week, we continue to chat without integrative doctors and specialists. Our guest this week was ENT Specialist Dr Jim Bartley. We discussed various subjects like chronic pain management, the three muscles which give the impression of sinus-type headaches, the power of breath, “rest and digest,” nitric oxide, the positive effects of humming, and tinnitus.

Dr Jim Bartley: Breathing & Vitamin D Matters

Every time I speak to somebody about breathing, I learn something new. And as the world we live in becomes increasingly more complex, the theme of this podcast is that many of the solutions to enjoying good health are remarkably simple, cheap, accessible, and, most importantly, effective. And what can be more accessible than focussing on breathing?

Dr Jim Bartley is an ear nose and throat specialist with more than 30 years of experience. He is an honorary associate professor in surgery at the University of Auckland. He’s based in New Zealand. He’s written over 60 articles in refereed journals, he’s contributed chapters to 17 books and wrote two books himself. “Breathing Matters” and “Healing Headaches”.

ARCHIVE | James Nestor Revisited: Breath – The New Science of a Lost Art

Why do we breathe? How often? How much? Should we breathe through our nose or mouth? How important is this?

Hello and welcome to another Healthy Bite, although this week it is also an Unstress episode. I spoke to Dr Theodore Belfor, a true pioneer in the dental world about epigenetic orthodontics and the role of breath.

Today, I wanted to stitch in and replay for you a very important episode that we did with James Nestor, who authored the book Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art. James’ personal story was the case study that Theodore shared with us. I hope you enjoy this week’s episode.